A lot of material for the album was written while the band were still under Cacophonous Records' contract. Speaking to Ryan Bird of Kerrang! In 2008, Dani Filth remembered:
This was a bit of a weird one. We actually recorded it as our second release, but we then had to take our label to court which meant that most of it was temporarily lost for legal reasons. The next thing I know the band had split into two-halves, and after releasing the V Empire EP my half was able to re-record and finally release the album. In a way it actually worked in our favour, because after nearly two years of legal battles and non-stop hassle I think the troubles of the times actually came through on the recording. We actually worked with Kit Woolven on that one, who most people knew from working with Thin Lizzy, so it had a very lush edge as well as this distinctive, dark vibe. To this day this is the album that a lot of our fans seem to be really drawn to. And it catapulted us into a whole new world.According to Dani Filth, a music video was produced for the title track, featuring the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque" as a coda.
The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores
Dusk... And Her Embrace:
1. Humana Inspired to Nightmare
2. Heaven Torn Asunder
3. Funeral In Carpathia
4. A Gothic Romance (Red Roses For The Devil's Whore)
5. Malice Through The Looking-Glass
6. Dusk And Her Embrace
7. The Graveyard By Moonlight
8. Beauty Slept In Sodom
9. Haunted Shores (Feat. Cronos of Venom)
Dani Filth revealed plans for a 20th anniversary release of the original 1995 Cacophonous recordings in 2015, and a release date was officially announced in 2016. Filth told Team Rock:
The original recordings of Dusk – which were literally just sat gathering dust on someone’s shelf – are actually going to see the light of day. It’s going to be a really cool part of Cradle history, and obviously they’ve never been heard before by anyone.
The title for the new release was Dusk... and Her Embrace: The Original Sin. It was released on CD and digital on July 8, 2016, with a vinyl version promised for a later date. The liner notes confirm that the lineup for this version was almost the same as for The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, including Paul Allender and Paul Ryan. Both left the band before the 1996 version of Dusk... was recorded.
Dusk... And Her Embrace: The Original Sin:
1. Macabre, This Banquet
2. Nocturnal Supremacy
3. Heaven Torn Asunder
4. Dusk And Her Embrace
5. A Gothic Romance
6. The Graveyard By Moonlight
7. Funeral In Carpathia
8. Beauty Slept In Sodom
9. The Haunted Shores of Avalon
10. Carmilla's Masque
11. A Gothic Romance (Demo)
12. Nocturnal Supremacy (Demo)
In your opinion, which album is better?
This was a bit of a weird one. We actually recorded it as our second release, but we then had to take our label to court which meant that most of it was temporarily lost for legal reasons. The next thing I know the band had split into two-halves, and after releasing the V Empire EP my half was able to re-record and finally release the album. In a way it actually worked in our favour, because after nearly two years of legal battles and non-stop hassle I think the troubles of the times actually came through on the recording. We actually worked with Kit Woolven on that one, who most people knew from working with Thin Lizzy, so it had a very lush edge as well as this distinctive, dark vibe. To this day this is the album that a lot of our fans seem to be really drawn to. And it catapulted us into a whole new world.According to Dani Filth, a music video was produced for the title track, featuring the instrumental "Carmilla's Masque" as a coda.
The album climaxes with a guest speech from Venom's Cronos on the final track, "Haunted Shores
Dusk... And Her Embrace:
1. Humana Inspired to Nightmare
2. Heaven Torn Asunder
3. Funeral In Carpathia
4. A Gothic Romance (Red Roses For The Devil's Whore)
5. Malice Through The Looking-Glass
6. Dusk And Her Embrace
7. The Graveyard By Moonlight
8. Beauty Slept In Sodom
9. Haunted Shores (Feat. Cronos of Venom)
Dani Filth revealed plans for a 20th anniversary release of the original 1995 Cacophonous recordings in 2015, and a release date was officially announced in 2016. Filth told Team Rock:
The original recordings of Dusk – which were literally just sat gathering dust on someone’s shelf – are actually going to see the light of day. It’s going to be a really cool part of Cradle history, and obviously they’ve never been heard before by anyone.
The title for the new release was Dusk... and Her Embrace: The Original Sin. It was released on CD and digital on July 8, 2016, with a vinyl version promised for a later date. The liner notes confirm that the lineup for this version was almost the same as for The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, including Paul Allender and Paul Ryan. Both left the band before the 1996 version of Dusk... was recorded.
Dusk... And Her Embrace: The Original Sin:
1. Macabre, This Banquet
2. Nocturnal Supremacy
3. Heaven Torn Asunder
4. Dusk And Her Embrace
5. A Gothic Romance
6. The Graveyard By Moonlight
7. Funeral In Carpathia
8. Beauty Slept In Sodom
9. The Haunted Shores of Avalon
10. Carmilla's Masque
11. A Gothic Romance (Demo)
12. Nocturnal Supremacy (Demo)
In your opinion, which album is better?
